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Antithesis

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oppositenounA person or thing that is entirely different from or the reverse of someone or something else; used to show contrast between two people or two things.
contrarynounThe opposite.
contradictionnoun(countable) A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false at the same time and in the same senses of the terms.
contrastnoun(countable) A difference between two objects, people or concepts.
oppositionnounThe action of opposing or of being in conflict.
contradistinctionnounDistinction by contrast; the provision of one example against which another example may be defined.
denialnounA refusal or failure to provide or grant something that is requested or desired.
negationnoun(uncountable) The act of negating something.
inversenounOpposite in effect, nature or order.
reversenounOpposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.
conversenoun(formal, intransitive) To talk; to engage in conversation.
obversenounThe heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal design.
foilnoun(transitive) To apply the FOIL algorithm to.
counterpoisenounAn effect of equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force or influence
counterpointnoun(music) A melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each retains its simultaneous identity; a composition consisting of such contrapuntal melodies.
antipolenoun(geography) The opposite pole.
antipodenounSomething directly opposite or diametrically opposed.
polaritynounThe separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles.
divergencenounThe state or degree of being divergent: of diverging.
disparitynoun(uncountable) The state of being unequal; difference.

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